Thread: Why sets of seven?

I have noticed that razors are sometimes sold in sets of seven. One for each day of the week. Why sets of seven? Is there something wrong with using one SR every day?

Why not? There are seven days in a week. It was something sold to the "Well Heeled ". As big spendur once said, just a nice luxury, and yes one will do, but why have only one? Tc

With a set of seven you or your valet did not have to worry about stropping the blades and they could be regularly stropped by someone else during the week and the gentile or his man servant need not worry about such a menial task.

Originally Posted by RezDog

With a set of seven you or your valet did not have to worry about stropping the blades and they could be regularly stropped by someone else during the week and the gentile or his man servant need not worry about such a menial task.

Yes, the gentiles shouldn't have to be bothered!

Considering the number of razors some people own. I am surprised there isn't a 30 day set.

On an unrelated note. Someone can make a killing making 30 razor boxes for this crowd.

I really don't know about the 30 day sets. I do remember My grandfarther and him shaving. He had one razor. He shave about once a week or two weeks. Sometimes he would use soap and sometimes just hot water. I would think along the same line as RezDog. The more to do folks had the seven day sets and someone else would see to it that they were honed.

Originally Posted by rhensley

I really don't know about the 30 day sets. I do remember My grandfarther and him shaving. He had one razor. He shave about once a week or two weeks. Sometimes he would use soap and sometimes just hot water. I would think along the same line as RezDog. The more to do folks had the seven day sets and someone else would see to it that they were honed.

It was tongue in cheek.

Originally Posted by Rami

Considering the number of razors some people own. I am surprised there isn't a 30 day set.

On an unrelated note. Someone can make a killing making 30 razor boxes for this crowd.

What about months with 31 days?

Originally Posted by JTmke

What about months with 31 days?

Maybe a different set 30/31 day set for each month and of course an extra February set with 29 blades for leap year.
Not that anyone around here would have 394 razors...

Hard to get good servants nowadays. Mine quit when I told him to hone my 7 day set after he brought me my smoking jacket ..........